Double Standard?

May 6, 1985

The Federal Aviation Administration has told du Pont Centre developers Pillar-Bryton Co. that there might be a problem with tall buildings at the proposed site between Amelia Street and Livingston Street. Meanwhile, Sun Bank Center apparently has the FAA's blessing on a 35-story building at Orange and Church. The difference: About six city blocks. Obviously, we will hear more about this one. With the cost of downtown real estate rising and the flap against urban sprawl, higher density and taller buildings would seem to make good sense. The rub: The du Pont site is on the edge of an approach to Orlando Executive Airport. Du Pont is thinking 28 stories, but the FAA is thinking 12. Prediction: Developers think it is a minor problem that can be resolved.